Dampier

[dam-pee-er, damp-yer]

noun

William,1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.

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Historical Examples of dampier

Dampier quitted the buccaneers at the island of Nicoba, in the spring of 1688.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863
Various
We shall not relate minutely all the expeditions in which Dampier participated.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
He was considered by Dampier as the most experienced and best man on board.
Notable Voyagers
W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
Shortly afterwards they separated, Dampier accompanying Sharp.
Notable Voyagers
W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
His consultation with Dampier, who came in by and by, was brief.
Masters of the Wheat-Lands
Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for dampier

Dampier

noun

William. 1652–1715, English navigator, pirate, and writer: sailed around the world twice

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